8. Wash the sponge material in warm soapywater to remove remaining solvent, thenrinse thoroughly with plain warm water.9. Squeeze excess water out of the spongematerial. NOTICE: Do not twist thesponge material when squeezing it.10. Allow the sponge material to dry thor-oughly. Inspect the sponge material andreplace it if damaged.11. Thoroughly apply Yamaha foam air filteroil or other quality liquid foam air filter oil(not spray type) to the sponge material.The sponge material should be wet butnot dripping.12. Pull the sponge material over its frame.13. Reinstall the air filter element.14. Reinstall the air filter case cover by hook-ing the holders onto the air filter case.The air filter element should be cleaned every20–40 hours. It should be cleaned and lubri-cated more often if the vehicle is operated inextremely dusty areas. Each time air filter ele-ment maintenance is performed, check the airinlet to the air filter case for obstructions.Check the air filter element rubber joint to thecarburetor and manifold fittings for an airtightseal. Tighten all fittings securely to avoid thepossibility of unfiltered air entering the engine.NOTICENever operate the engine with the air filterelement removed. This will allow unfilteredair to enter, causing rapid engine wear andpossible engine damage. Additionally, op-eration without the air filter element will af-fect carburetor jetting with subsequentpoor performance and possible engineEE.book Page 28 Friday, August 3, 2007 11:59 AM
